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1 Urdu couplets and shers with sannaate

sannaate(m): silence, quietness

Description of sannaate: Sannaate refers to a profound, eerie silence or hush, often evoking desolation or stillness in Urdu. Unlike mere quietness, it carries an intense, almost oppressive quality that amplifies solitude or fear. Differs from everyday khamoshi by implying a heavy, unnatural pause laden with emotion. In poetry, poets like those on Rekhta use it evocatively, as in "Dar ham ko bh? lagt? hai raste ke sann?Te se" to depict the terror

1 / 1: sannaate

Dar humko bhi lagta hai raaste ke sannaate se

lekin ek safar par ai dil

ab jaana to hoga

i too feel frightened

by the lonely quietness of the path

but my heart is set on this journey

i have no choice but to go

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Dar (m) (2)

fear

raaste (m) (4)

path, paths

sannaate (m) (1)

silence, quietness

safar (m) (24)

journey, travel

par (m) (18)

wings, feathers / upon

dil (m) (109)

heart

Theme: Quest, Journey, & Destination (54)

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